Aldwyn is an
Anglo-Saxon saint. The village of
Coln St Aldwyn
Coln St Aldwyns (sometimes Coln St Aldwyn) is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of the English county of Gloucestershire.
History
Name
The designation "St Aldwyns" () is attested from the 12th century, and differentiates ...
in
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire ( , ; abbreviated Glos.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Herefordshire to the north-west, Worcestershire to the north, Warwickshire to the north-east, Oxfordshire ...
is generally supposed to be named after him.
In
Bede
Bede (; ; 672/326 May 735), also known as Saint Bede, Bede of Jarrow, the Venerable Bede, and Bede the Venerable (), was an English monk, author and scholar. He was one of the most known writers during the Early Middle Ages, and his most f ...
's ''
Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum
The ''Ecclesiastical History of the English People'' (), written by Bede in about AD 731, is a history of the Christian Churches in England, and of England generally; its main focus is on the growth of Christianity. It was composed in Latin, and ...
'', an Aldwyn is mentioned who was abbot of
Partney
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Partney is a small village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated north of Spilsby, and in the Lincolnshire Wolds. The village was the birthplace of Henry Stubbe, the noted 17th-centur ...
. According to Bede he was the brother of
Saint Æthelwine, who became bishop of Lindsey from around 680, and of Æthelhild, abbess of a monastery nearby.
1906 VCH article on Partney, with Bede's references to "Aldewin"
/ref> There is no indication that this is the saint of Coln, but it is possible.
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Mercian saints
History of Lincolnshire
History of Gloucestershire
Bede
Anglo-Saxon saints